South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-04-29

To The Editor of the wheeling Register:
AooRvFiELp. W. VA, April is.-The ac-
ton of the late Board q Directors Of the
Hospital for the Insane, aud oil Gov. Wilson
IN appointing a new Board of Directors for
said Hospital is the most extraordinary /
have ever known on the part OF any public
servants in the history OF this State. aud
calls loudly for prompt and Efficient action
on the part OF all the good people Of the
State. irrespective of party. My only object
10 writing this paper is 10 cali the attention
OF the people. as strongly as I am able, TO
the subject involved, in the firm belief that
theS will COMPEL the proper and right thing
TO be done. ! sm very care that | would
not, under any circumstances, or for any COO
alteration, in 'entiouslly do Dr.. Bland, the
DO 'rd OF Directors, or any body connected
with The Hospital for the rsaue. "A wrong
Eoi do ] believe any Of tie other members OF
the specii III committee would. IL | have
wronged him. The Board of Directors, or any
one connected with the hospital for the Ia
sane. uniutentiouslly, most sincerely de-
sire that wrong to be CORRECTED rs speedily
as possible. ! desire, however, the action of
the special committee % bs res iexed by An
impa rtisl and disinterested tribunal The
members Of
tbs SPECIAL COMMITTEES
live at slch great disia noes from each other
that il is impossible to get them &c ether for
a united n, ply to the Especial report sab
U tilted TO the Governor ca the 25th of March
by the lsst Board of Directors. That "spe-
cial report of the Board has been printed
and scattered broadcast over the State. and
| presume a the expense of the people II
contains untrue. gsrbled and mi Leading
strtemtuts aud uEjustihsble rehectioLs up
on the special COMMITTEES. and have ihere-
fore concluded 10 assume the responsibility
81 - ,rA lid
facts relative 10 the Investigation OF the Hos.
pilni for the Insane are stated correctly,
cannot believe that any considerable number
of lair minded, Just ciuzens of the State will
disagte &c with NE in arectsriZiug the action
OF the State Boar6, aud the Governor of the
State in bis appointments for The new Board
SIS most extraordinary.
bat ale the facts in the matter ?
The facts are briefly these Ga The 4ih OF
February 1881. the Legislature being then in
regular session. passei JOINT resol ition No
IL, appointing DR. Rober, W. Daley of
i!rml shire c.untyJ DR.. A. L. Summers of
n Iuaw Ia county, Or A. Il. Ba: bee OF Mason
comfy, " p. Hubbard. Esq OF Ohio cocn
~ and myself special committee for the
purpose, nd directed Us 10 ia ves,igate the
management aud couctiun OF the Hospital
for the Insane 10 send for persons and
papers" ito employ Il sieuoyrspher Il take
down The evideuce" TO make ''sach recon-.
mendatious'' as we mi 81 "a EN- pertinent
and proper Ito make report 10 said session
Ut the Legislature anu return with said re-
| port 1.-The evidence taken."
When said joint resolution passed the lie.
gisla'ure, happened - be in tue City Of
harleston, DR.. Summers lives there. No
other member of the special committee ap-
I pointed was there wtea the 4, solution pass
&c or during the time tbs SUI ject was under
| consideration In the legislature ad no
knowledge whatever oi tie purpose OF suy
| one to place me on that cotamittee uatil
| rouced il in the newspapers. No me M Der
OF eiiher bIaEch Of the Legislature had ever
said II word 10 ME The subject
AT hat lime abs ,.utely knew nothing
about the management and condition of the
| Hospital, CT OF any one connected with IL.
| Unul | went 10 Weston on that committee
! was not even personally acquainted with Or.
| Bland. vent 10 Weston, therefore, with
my mind per iectly fee and unbiased for OF
| against bim. DR.. Summers, although lac
/ lives III Charleston, was not aware that he
Was named Gu the special committee. until
Informed him Of he fIc'> al en- the joint re.
solution had been amer ued in tho house by
! striking out the name Of DR.. logan and 10
/ serling that of Ms. Hubbard. am quite sure
| tina, ali Mr. Hubbard, DR.. Batbee or Dr. Dali
ley knew sDoat theIr beng naned on said
committee. was what thsy saw in the news
papers OF the taily proceedings of the Le
| gisldture.